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Federal Way has 66 mapped license plate readers, listed here by maker tag. The most common maker tag is Flock Safety (22). 56 of 66 say who runs them.
A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes.
The top tagged operator is Federal Way Police (44).
License plate readers in Federal Way: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 98003 has the most (39), then 98023 (27). Mounted on, where known: 36 on poles and 3 on buildings. 57 of the 66 were first mapped in 2025, with 24 in March alone.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Maker not listed yet Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Other w/ Rekor Scout Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | LiveView Technologies Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Rekor Systems Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Rekor Systems Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Rekor Systems Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98003 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Avigilon Run by: Federal Way Police | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 98023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Apr 24, 2026 |
Plate readers in Federal Way by maker
CamsAhead.comWhat the plate readers in Federal Way keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Tagged ones include Federal Way Police (44) and private operators (12).
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Federal Way
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Federal Way Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 22 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Federal Way Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 22
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
Plate readers near Federal Way
License plate readers in Federal Way, WA: questions
How many license plate readers are in Federal Way?
66 plate readers are on the map in Federal Way, WA, as of November 7, 2026.
Who runs the plate readers in Federal Way?
56 of 66 say who runs them, and Federal Way Police is tagged on 44. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Washington law.
Which agencies around Federal Way use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Federal Way Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
64 of the 66 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
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Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Federal Way, WA, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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